Laralba

Laralba: irish usic from Switzerland

LARALBA is a Swiss band based in Lugano, in the south part of Switzerland. The group plays traditional Irish music, original songs and rearrangements of famous folkpop songs as well. All songs are designed in an electro-acoustic and modern key with an eye for tradition. In 2017 comes the first album “Laralba" which contains traditional Irish songs, some covers and an original song sung in Italian. The 13th August 2019 during the Locarno Film Festival they have officially presented 2 singles of the second album, which is currently on recording. In September 2019 they played twice at the prestigious Irish Openair Toggenburg, performing in front of thousands of enthusiastic spectators. In 2021 they collaborated on the project "MusiCanTI-FesTIValle - musicisti ticinesi si aiutano vol. 2", a CD compilation by various artists from Ticino.

  • Lara Lanzi (vox - violin)
  • Boris Martinetti (guitar)
  • Matteo Piazza (drums)
  • Paul Robertson (bass)
  • Simone Varamo (keyboards - guitar)